This document was issued in Kuala Terengganu and later renewed in Kudat, Sabah.

The holder has a permission to stay and noted by Sabah's Immigration Office on page 8.

Malaysia Intra Sovereign's Restricted Travel Document

Intra-sovereign territory travelling from Peninsular Malaysia to East Malaysia, as well as traveling between Sabah and Sarawak by non-citizens (foreigners) or by Malaysian citizens are regulated and require immigration formality as it was agreed in two separate agreements when Sabah and Sarawak were to join with the Federation of Malaya into forming Malaysia.

For foreigners, valid passports are needed. Entry into these two states by Malaysians would require either identity card, Malaysian International Passport (MIP) or Restricted Travel Document (RTD). However, Malaysian citizens who are resident in Sabah or Sarawak are exempt from their own and peninsular immigration control.

Restricted Travel Documents are required by West Malaysian citizens who have no ties to any of the Borneo states of Sabah or Sarawak as these two states were given special privileges to retain and to control their own immigration during the formation of Malaysia in 1963.

SABAH : 20-POINT AGREEMENT
Point 6: Immigration

Control over immigration into any part of Malaysia from outside should rest with the Central Government but entry into North Borneo should also require the approval of the State Government. The Federal Government should not be able to veto the entry of persons into North Borneo for State Government purposes except on strictly security grounds. North Borneo should have unfettered control over the movements of persons other than those in Federal Government employ from other parts of Malaysia into North Borneo.

The special privilege held that these two Borneo states may impose a restriction on West Malaysian citizen's right of entry into their territory, respectively. West Malaysian citizen shall not be entitled to enter an East Malaysian States without having obtained a pass.

A long-term residence would require a Restricted Travel Document for a stay of more than 3 months.

FROM

DESTINATION

Peninsular

Sabah

Sarawak

Peninsular

✔

✔

Sabah

✗

✔

Sarawak

✗

✗

However, entry from Sarawak into Sabah for a purpose longer than three months would require an RTD.

RESTRICTED TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

This document is not deemed as a passport, although colloquially known as Blue Passport (Pasport Biru) among the people. It allows the holder to stay up to 90 days. Those with Work Permit (or other permit) will also need this document in order to stay beyond permitted 90 days to have the permission officially recorded.

Only Malaysian citizens are eligible to apply for a restricted travel document. Applicant must fill the form Imm. 42 - Pin 1/97 and it costs RM5.00

Because of the document holder's photo is being glued on the document without a lamination, the immigration department has a special requirement regarding photo coating.

PERMANENT RESIDENCY

Permanent residency in the states of Sabah and Sarawak are distinct from the other 11 Malaysian states. While Sabah and Sarawak each has autonomy in immigration affairs (which includes imposing immigration restrictions on Peninsular Malaysia residents), permanent residents of Sabah and Sarawak are exempted from the immigration controls of their own states. A Malaysian citizen born to a Sabah or Sarawak permanent resident would have Sabah or Sarawak permanent residency, regardless of where the person was born.

Birth in Sabah or Sarawak alone does not make a person a permanent resident unless one of his/her parents is a permanent resident. A person may become a Sabah or Sarawak permanent resident by obtaining Permanent Residence (PR) status issued by the respective state immigration departments. The permanent residency status of a person is indicated by a letter on his/her MyKad below the photo, with H for Sabahans, K for Sarawakians, and none for Peninsular Malaysians. A similar scheme is also used inMalaysian passports, differentiated by the letter prefix of the passport number : H for Sabahans, K for Sarawakians, and A for Peninsular Malaysians.

WORK PERMIT

Work permits issued for peninsular, Sabah and Sarawak are not valid when moving between territories.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Predominant Colour

Cover: Blue
Pages: Soft-green

Watermark

Coat of Arms of the Federation of Malaysia

Page

Description

Front Cover

Document's NameDOKUMEN PERJALANAN TERHAD

Coat-of-Arms

Country's NameMALAYSIA

Golden hot foil stamping.

Front Cover - Interior Side

Notes regarding document's purpose and validity

Page 1

Document's Number
Document's Number
Country's Name

Page 2

Passport Holder's Information

Page 3

Passport Holder's Photo
Passport Holder's Signature
Issuing Office

Page 4

Accompanying Children Information

Page 5

Accompanying Children Photo

Page 6

Issuing Office
Document Validity
Renewal

Page 7

Observations

Page 8 to 64

Empty, meant for immigration stampings/additional observations

Back Cover - Interior Side / Endpaper

Notes & Regulations

LANGUAGES

The document was printed only in Malay.

GEOGRAPHICAL VALIDITY

Only for travel into and outward of the state of Sabah or Sarawak. The document will not needed to be counter stamped when the holder is back to the Peninsular.

One situations may arise, for example: travelling from West Malaysia into East Malaysia and outward to another third country.